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Renting an Apartment in Rittenhouse Square
What You Should Know
Rittenhouse Square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by
William Penn during the late 17th century in central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Originally called Southwest Square, Rittenhouse Square is named after David
Rittenhouse, a descendant of the first paper-maker in Philadelphia, the German
immigrant William Rittenhouse. William Rittenhouse's original paper-mill site is
known as Rittenhousetown, located in the rural setting of Fairmount Park along
Paper Mill Run. David Rittenhouse was a clockmaker and friend of the American
Revolution.
Today, the tree-filled park is surrounded with trendy shops, fine restaurants,
luxury apartments and two hotels, including a five-star. Its green grasses and
benches are major lunch-time destinations for workers in Philadelphia's Center
City neighborhood, while its lion and goat statues are popular gathering spots
for small children and their parents.
More broadly, the name Rittenhouse Square is used informally to designate the
neighborhood surrounding the square itself, at its greatest extent encompassing
most of the western half of Center City, from Market Street in the north to
South Street in the south, and from Broad Street on the east to the Schuylkill
River on the west. This area of the city, particularly the blocks to the south
of the square, contain the most expensive real estate in Philadelphia. Though
most popular with the affluent 25-35 year old segment, the residents of the area
vary widely in age.
The Rittenhouse neighborhood is also home to many cultural institutions,
including the Curtis Institute of Music, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, the
Rosenbach Museum & Library, and the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum.